The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-16
In THE JOLIET PRISON.
FieIden and SohWab Arrive at Their Home
for the Best of Their Lives.

FIeIden and Sohwab Arrive at Their Home
for the Best of Their Lives.
JOLIET, H., November 12.-Out of the
windows of the train which bore Fielden
and Scbwab to the penitentiary at Joliet,
very few were seen at The depots along the
route, and the deputies who had the pris-
oners in charge experienced no difficulty
whatever during the trip. The train
reached the depot at 20 O'clock and the
convicted Anarchists were marched up the
graveled route to the penitentiary. They
seemed to bear up gamely, and each wore q
bland smile when they were seated in the
warden,s flee.
Immediately after the arrival the Rev.
J. ]. Walter approached them and en-
deavored to learn from them their partic-
ular religious creeds. Neither of the two
men seemed to receive the reverend gen
tleman with any degree of friendship and
answered him in nonchalant manner.
Their conversation was Of short duration,
and few moments after the chaplain left
the room Warden McClaughrey nodded to
the prisoners and they were escorted into
an inner room, where they were stripped
of their clothing and treated to a bath.
Fielden seemed to enjoy it and frequently
smiled while being rubbed by the at
tendant. After the bath was ov-
er, the prisoners were given a
striped suit which is the garb OF the con-
victs, and were told to try them on. They
were easily fitted and were then taken to
The barber shop, where they were shorn
OF their long boards and had their hair
cropped short. Fielden presented q mel
ancholy look on his face when lis long
beard was being cut OF, and when told
deeply as he locked at himself in q small
mirror which hung in front OF him on
the wall. Immediately after being
shaved, receiving officer, w. P. Luke,
gave them their numbers. Fielden was
assigned to cell s, 526 and Schwab to cell
527.
They were then taken to the weighing
and measuring room, where Fielden tipped
the scale at 100 pounds and measured FIVE
feet six inches in height. Schwab weighed
1876 pounds and measured five feet nine
and one-fourth inches. Deputy Warden
Garvin here approached Schwab aud
Fielden, and, whispering to them in low
tone OF voice, pointed to an inner room,
into which the convicted Anarchists
quickly stepped. The room is called the
"court solitary" in which Fielden and
Schwab will remain until Monday morn.
ing, when they will be assigned to work
in the ptnitentiary shops.
Warden McClaugbrey was unable to tell
what. Work the men Will De assigned 10,
but said that whatever it may be it will be
easy, owing to their feeble condition. He
said, however, that in the course of few
months, when their physical conditi on
would become stronger, they would in all
probability be assigned to some laborious
work. After the prisoners were confined
in court solitary, Representative Burke aud
George .Schillipg put in an appearance
at Warden McClaughrey' 8 Office. They had
come to offer few words of consolation
to the convicted men, and were permit
ted to see them. Flelden offered his
hand with a smile, and chatted cheer
fully, while Schwab acted as If under
the influence OF some opiate. HIS eyes
looked dim and his frame emaciated
The visitors remained but a short time,
and Schwab and Fielden were again
locked Up.
An enterprising museum man was in
town, anxious 10 procure the cults worn
by tie convicted men, but was told that
his wish could not be grattied, and he
seemed very crestfallen. He will, how
ever, make an effort to procure them
through the influence of some prominent
politician, whose name he refused to d.
Yulge.